Jesus Rivera says being a mechanic doesn’t pay much, but he does it because he likes helping people get back on the road. So when he saw another driver roll his car near Pecos Street and Interstate 76, Rivera didn’t think twice about stopping to assist the bleeding man in a mangled, upside-down car.

“Someone else arrived and we both pulled him out and put him on the side of the road,” Rivera said.

The injured man said there were children in the backseat, so Rivera searched, but found nothing. That’s when he realized the man he just saved had pulled a fast one.

“He said, ‘Hey, I think he’s taking your car!’ And it was the injured man taking it. And he left in my car,” Rivera said. “It seems like he was drinking. He smelled a lot like liquor or beer.”

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office is looking for Rivera’s 1994 black Toyota Corolla. It has Colorado license plates 047-YBV. If you see the car, you’re asked to call 911.